You're gripping too hard with your strong hand. Your finger tips shouldn't really be griping at all..it causes the gun to point left9mmepiphany
Here are some pictures I tried to take of how I hold my pistol.
Unless he is a big name shooter, $100/student should get you at least half a day.Oh? That's good. I thought $300 because the group classes around here are usually $100 for an hour or two training (about 10 people per group)
I'm not sure why, I haven't written anything that says it shouldn't be high, I just posted that you are over gripping...gripping too tightly with your finger tipsWell now I'm confused...
I thought the strong hand gripped as high as you can, with the index finger above the trigger guard.
Nope, it is the other way around. The left hand presses against the right hand's finger tips...the right hands finger tips just sit there on the grip panelThe supporting, left, hand has the meat of the palm by the wrist in the space that isn't covered by the right hand's grip, and the right hand finger tips are pressing into the left hand.
Yup, that is correct. I demo this all the time by opening my right hand, moving that thumb to the right side and firing a couple of shotsThe left hand fingers are such that when they are extended go at a 45 degree angle. Both thumbs go down range. Basically you want to grip so that if your right palm leaves the backstrap you can still pull the trigger with the support of the left hand pressing against the right.
788Ham said:Maybe Mr. Borland will be along soon, he has a short video of himself doing the coin routine… flawless ! In fact he "shoots" 6 rds {empty cylinder by the way }, the coin never wobbles. Don't get down on yourself, bet he didn't do that the first 6 times he tried it either. Mr. Borland, you're needed on aisle 1. lol
When you distill down accurate shooting, this is really what it is all about. Stance, breath control and grip fall far below these two in importance. The only time I even think about my breathing is to remember to breath before starting a stage in competition or when checking for zero off a rest.MrBorland said:At the end of the day, shooting accurately is really pretty simple - align the sights and pull the trigger without disturbing the sights, though actually doing that well isn't quite as simple
That confirms that the issue is slapping/snatching the trigger due to anticipationpoetdante said:I actually DID move the target closer, to like 7ft. and my shots were WAY worse. ALL of them were too low.
Because he should be able to straighten out his grip and trigger press issues in about 20-50 rounds...then he will be able to use the rest of his ammo/time to practice the correct techniques.The Bushmaster said:Why spend good money lining a "pro's" pockets when you have all the pros you need right here.
+1Dry fire at home. A lot. Concentrate carefully on the front sight and see if it moves even a tiny bit when you press the trigger. If it does - there's your problem. Practice until you can press the trigger and see no movement of the front sight.
While a tight grip isn't always horrible, the problem is what it introduces to the shooting equation with newer shooters who haven't quite go the trigger press down yet.GLOOB said:When shooting a compact 40, you may HAVE to grip it pretty darn tight. And furthermore, there's nothing wrong with gripping a gun tight, even a death grip. So long as you can consistently break the trigger without shaking the gun, your grip can not be too tight. The grip that works for you, with that gun, might be different than what works for the top competetion shooter that uses a glock or a 1911.